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New Mini Canvas Sets and Giveaway!!

I am so excited to have added a number of new Thermofax screen images to my Etsy shop for sale!!! Not only are there individual images, but I have listed some new Mini Canvas Sets which I am super excited about!!! Remember this image?

Well, I have included these designs and two others that I designed as Mini Canvas Sets. Garden Party-1 is the set above and Garden Party-2 and Tulip Trio are the others. These images are approximately 4" x 3" each and on Tulip Trio, the larger image is 7" x 4.5".

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﻿The thing that I love about these designs is the versatility of the application. You have the ability to print them fabric as well as paper or other surfaces and then paint them to customize. The black area is where the paint is laid down. On the example above, I have printed in white paint, allowed it to dry and then went back over the flower imagery with watercolor paints and then sealed it when dry.

I can see using watercolor, water-soluable oil pastels, watercolor pencils and crayons and acrylic paints to really build up the image and totally customize it any way you want!

Ways to use the Mini Canvas Sets!

Fiber Art Cards

Center Block Designs on Quilts

Journalling on Paper

Other Mixed Media applications

.....and that is just the beginning!

And NOW the GIVEAWAY!!!

Leave a comment on this blog post by November 29th at midnight and 3 people will be eligible for a free New Mini Canvas Set that I will be giving away!!! On November 30th I will use the Random Number Generator to select 3 winners to receive their choice of Garden Party-1, Garden Party-2 or Tulip Trio.

Comments

Your sets are beautiful! I especially like garden part II. I haven't done any thermofax printing before, but I have been following Vikki's projects and I am fascinated. I think thermofax printing is next on my learning curve. Thanks for the opportunity to win something so beautiful.All the best.Darcey

Thank you Margaret for this wonderful giveaway. I have often wondered how one makes these screens, but now I'd love to be able to just use them. It would be a wonderful addition to my tool kit for art quilts. Keeping my fingers crossed the the random generator picks me.

Thanks to Vicki Welsh ;-)) I found your wonderful giveaway! I would love to get my hands on one of your lovely sets - I'm about to start screen printing, and your set looks like a perfect starting point to me!

I just discovered your work . . . so beautiful! I am inspired to work in my journal and also to create some fabric art pieces :))) Thank you! (Would love to win one of the mimi canvas sets to get me going!)

Great idea to decor house with art on canvas. Your art and photo selection is great. I like your describing way. Consider cheap canvas printing online store “Canvas Design” and go with their price list. You will get order and amazed with their canvas quality.

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